St. Scholastica hands losses to Saints men's, women's teams

September 17, 2007

The Presentation College soccer teams dropped a pair of games on Saturday at Saints Field. Both Saints teams lost to Upper Midwest Athletic Conference foe St. Scholastica. The men lost 4-2, while the women were shut out 9-0. In the men's game the Saints got on the scoreboard first at the 10 minute mark when Preston Buechler scored. Casey Schmidt and Jordan Heupel assisted on the goal. St. Scholastica scored the next two goals. Both were scored by Cody Sveiven. PC men's soccer coach Bob Schuchardt said St. Scholastica marked a high point in terms of difficulty for the Saints' schedule. “This is by far the best team we played all year,” Schuchardt said. “They have speed and size. When you play these good teams and you make a mistake, they make you pay for it. We just did not clear the ball, and they made us pay for it.” St. Scholastica scored a goal right before intermission to go ahead 3-1. Toby Peter scored on an unassisted goal resulting from a defensive deflection on a corner kick. “They put one in right at the end (of the first half) on a corner kick,” Schuchardt said. “We just quit playing and expected time to run out. They didn't and they put that late one in and that made it 3-1.” In the second half both teams scored one goal apiece. Jordan Heupel scored the Saints' goal on a penalty kick at the 88 minute mark. “We played them pretty evenly in the second half,” Schuchardt said, “but we were pressing to get back into the game and they countered on us and put another one in. We scored late on a penalty kick to make it 4-2.” The PC men's record drops to 4-3-0 overall and 1-1-0 in UMAC play. Women's game: In the women's game, the Saints could not get going offensively. On the defensive end they allowed 39 shots on goal. “We played a much better team,” PC women's soccer coach Steve Cogley said. “St. Scholastica is traditionally the top team in the conference and there is no doubt about it. They have been that way for years. They are just much more stronger then us. We made a lot of good decisions today considering we were out-matched.” St. Scholastica scored six goals in the first half. “We made some mistakes in the first half which allowed them to score,” Cogley said. “We made a couple of adjustments at halftime and that helped us. They still got three more (goals) in on us then, but we did better. We just have to continue to get better.” The PC women's record drops to 0-7-0 overall and 0-2-0 in UMAC play. Both PC teams will host UMAC opponents on Friday and Saturday at Saints Field. On Friday, the women play Bethany Lutheran at 2 p.m. followed by the men's game at 4. On Saturday, the women play Martin Luther College at noon followed by the men's game at 2 p.m. “They are going to be tough,” Schuchardt said about the upcoming games. “The conference is pretty even right now. Can we be successful? Yes. I'm very confident that we can. If we play the way we can we will be fine, but we have to ready to bring it because they are going to be.” Cogley added: “These next two schools are going to be a little bit closer to our ability level and we should have a little bit of a better match against those two schools.” Men's Game St. Scholastica 4, Presentation College 2 First Half: 1, Presentation College, Preston Buechler (Casey Schmidt, Jordan Heupel), 10:28; 2, St. Scholastica, Cody Sveiven (Dustin James), 16:27; 3, St. Scholastica (Andy Solin); 22:02; 4, St. Scholastica, Toby Peter (unassisted), 44:59. Second Half: 5, St. Scholastica, Peter (Greg Doornink), 78:59; 6, Presentation College, Jordan Heupel (penalty kick), 88:10. Goalies: St. Scholastica, Adam Whitehead (6 saves); Presentation College, Joseph Romero (6 saves). Women's Game First Half: 1, St. Scholastica, Alyssa Wilson (Jen Krokum), 5:42; 2, St. Scholastica, Sarah Bartlette (Krokum), 7:23; 3, St. Scholastica, Betsey Palmiscno (penalty kick), 12:01; 4, St. Scholastica, Krokum (Beth Flesvig), 29:17; 5, St. Scholastica, Serena Carr (unassisted), 41:05; 6, St. Scholastica, Abby Arrowsmith, (Serena Carr), 42:21. Second Half: 7, St. Scholastica, Bartlette (Krokum), 47:40; 8, St. Scholastica, Melissa Entinger (Nicole Brandt), 69:24; 9, St. Scholastica, Victoria Witrak (Amanda Hakala), 85:52. Goalies: St. Scholastica, Kelly Vilen (0 saves); Presentation College, Sarah Whitlock (30 saves).